Yale is mocked for unveiling new Beyoncé ‘cultural impact’ course: ‘How will this help me in life?’ | Daily Mail Online

Yale is mocked for unveiling new Beyoncé ‘cultural impact’ course: ‘How will this help me in life?’ | Daily Mail Online

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14072593/Yale-mocked-university-Beyonc-course-Ivy-League.html With a tip of the hat to one of our Charter Members, the Molière Citations team is delighted to recognize Yale University for this untimely flight of educational fancy. The berserkers in charge of academic curriculum at Yale have chosen this moment of political rejection of celebrity influence to trot out a “cultural impact” …

Law Student Faces Expulsion for ‘Aggressive Pointing’

Education. November 4, 2024 0

https://www.thefp.com/p/law-student-pace-university-title-ix-prop-1-expulsion Title IX laws were created to protect women from discrimination. Now they’re being used to punish acts once seen as ‘completely protected speech.’ Now comes Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law, with an administrative action so twisted and bizarre that we can’t understand why any law firm would want to hire a law …

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Shedding New Light on the Columbus Day – Indigenous Peoples Day Controversy

Education. October 18, 2024 0

https://news.yahoo.com/news/christopher-columbus-secretly-jewish-dna-214517779.html Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals. A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe. In today’s world, fraught with instances of anti-Semitism, it’s a challenge for the Molière Citations team to determine whether this discovery is suitable for …

Felony charges for activist who ‘glitter bombed’ interim Harvard president

Education. August 6, 2024 0

https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/08/02/felony-charges-for-activist-who-glitter-bombed-interim-harvard-president The Molière Citations team must admit that we’re stumped by this one.  There are several parties, none of whom seems to be entirely right or entirely wrong. Perhaps the “baby monkeys” are the only innocents here. The glitter thrower? Not exactly an act of terrorism or significant destruction, but some consequences for the disorderly …

Ben Kamens and his boss, Rep. Marci Kaptur of Ohio Receive Joint Molière Citations

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/ben-kamens-is-a-perfect-spokesman-for-the-democratic-party/ Just when you think you’ve heard everything about pigs at the public trough, along comes the communications director for long-time Rep. Marci Kaptur, with a tale of greed and lack of taste. “Just got a call to let me know my student debt has been canceled. This is why elections matter. Thanks @JoeBiden.” wrote Mr. …

This ‘Cowboy’ Wants to Teach Princeton Kids About Greatness

Education. May 30, 2024 0

https://www.thefp.com/p/this-cowboy-at-princeton Molière Celebration award to Prof. Shilo Brooks of Princeton University, for his popular course “The Art of Statesmanship and the Political Life.” Instead of rewarding moaning and whining about everything wrong with today’s society, Brooks said he chose historical characters to study because each of their stories shows “a grit, a roughness, a rebelliousness, …

Molière Celebration to Robert Parham, assistant professor at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce

Education. May 16, 2024 0

https://www.thefp.com/p/to-the-class-of-2024-you-are-all-diseased We are pleased to announce the award of a Molière Celebration to Robert Parham, Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce! Professor Parham’s presentation carries the title “To the Class of 2024: You Are All Diseased” and delves into the present-day implications of the iconic George Carlin routine of the same …

Molière Celebration for Jacob Colchamiro

Education. May 7, 2024 0

https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2024/05/princeton-opinion-opguest-hamas-deserving-princetonians-solidarity-protest Now comes Jacob Colchamiro, a Princeton undergraduate  Operations Research and Financial Engineering (ORFE) major from the Class of 2025. Jacob has written a thoughtful and cogent column titled “Is Hamas deserving of Princetonians’ solidarity?” While the title almost gives away the main thrust of the column, Jacob has written a balanced and perceptive view …

Teddy Roosevelt’s great-great-great grandson is anti-Israel

https://nypost.com/2024/05/04/us-news/teddy-roosevelts-great-great-great-grandson-is-anti-israel/Teddy Roosevelt’s great-great-great grandson is anti-Israel protester at Princeton “The great-great-great grandson of President Teddy Roosevelt appears to have traded the Rough Riders for Hamas and Hezbollah, as he vocally supports the anti-Israel tent encampments erupting at universities across the country.” Quentin Colon Roosevelt, 18, is a freshman at Princeton University. This apple fell so …

High School Student Who Refused to Remove American Flag from His Truck Speaks Out After Major Win

Education. March 21, 2024 0

UPDATE: Moliere Celebration that goes to this high school student gets truck wrapped in American flag for free after refusing to remove flag at school https://21alivenews.com/2024/03/20/student-gets-truck-wrapped-american-flag-free-after-refusing-remove-flag-school/… https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/high-school-student-who-refused-to-remove-american-flag-from-his-truck-speaks-out-after-major-win/ar-BB1jIys8 Molière Celebration to Cameron Blasek for his patriotism and courage in refusing to be bullied by school administrators who attempted to make him remove the United States flag …